U.S. Senate

Cognitive dissonance is described as the very human ability to hold two contradictory thoughts in mind, and Chrys Kefalas, chief speechwriter for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and a potential Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, goes one better: He makes the opposing concepts sound compatible.

The 35-year-old lawyer comes by it honestly.

"Being gay, being in the minority, forces me to really think about what everyone else thinks beside myself," he says.

Right now Kefalas has an "exploratory committee" to see if there is enough money and political support to carry him into a credible campaign for the U.S. Senate seat...

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